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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and seven partners have formed a global consortium to accelerate fault-tolerant, hybrid quantum computing that can be deployed alongside todayโ€™s high performance computing and semiconductor ecosystems. Dr. Masoud Mohseni of HPE Labs serves as quantum system architect, coordinating a full-stack effort to design a practically useful, cost-effective โ€œquantum supercomputer,โ€ with the near-term emphasis on hybrid integration, error-correction maturity, and manufacturability. The Alliance is structuring work around the most stubborn barriers to scale: error correction, orchestration with classical systems, and semiconductor-grade design and manufacturing. Aligning supercomputing and semiconductor leaders around a single roadmap increases the odds of reaching fault tolerance on economically viable timelines.
Nokia and Latviaโ€™s LMT are aligning 5G radio and defense capabilities to deliver a field-ready, private tactical communications system for Baltic and coalition forces. Nokia will integrate its 5G radio portfolio with LMTโ€™s defense solutions to build a secure, high-capacity, and resilient tactical network tailored to Baltic military needs. The joint system is designed for dedicated use cases, enabling real-time data exchange across uncrewed platforms, sensors, and dismounted teams. The goal is improved situational awareness, faster decision cycles, and assured interoperability for collective defense.
Ooklaโ€™s new handheld analyzer targets the in-building Wiโ€‘Fi blind spot that drives churn, repeat truck rolls, and enterprise downtime. Across fiber, DOCSIS 4.0, fixed wireless access, and emerging LEO satellite, access speeds to the premises keep rising, but customer satisfaction is slipping because the experience is now judged over Wiโ€‘Fi inside the site. Households run dozens of wireless devices, ethernet ports are disappearing, and enterprises are shifting to wirelessโ€‘first architectures on Wiโ€‘Fi 6/6E today and Wiโ€‘Fi 7 (802.11be) next. Surveys show most households faced Wiโ€‘Fi issues in the past year, a large share required a truck roll, and a meaningful portion of those visits did not resolve the issue on the first attemptโ€”fueling churn and avoidable Opex.
Reports indicate SK Group will reduce executive ranks by up to 30%, a move that would reshape decision-making across affiliates including SK Telecom (SKT). For SKT, which sits at the nexus of the groupโ€™s AI, cloud, and connectivity ambitions, executive trims would concentrate authority and compress approval chains at a sensitive time for 5G monetization and AI platform bets. Executive consolidation at a Tier-1 operator tends to reset priorities, procurement rhythms, and partner engagement models.
A new joint plan from Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile aims to deliver satellite broadband directly to standard smartphones across Europe under a sovereign operational model. AST SpaceMobile has submitted plans through Germany for a space-based network designed to provide broadband directly to devices across Europe. Operations would run through SatCo, a Luxembourg-based joint venture with Vodafone announced earlier this year. The timing aligns with looming European spectrum decisions and intensifying competition in direct-to-device (D2D). S-band at 2 GHz is up for renewal across the region in 2027, and 700 MHz public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) frequencies are central to resilient communications strategy.
Telus is in active talks to bring partners into its data-centre and AI business, signaling a capital-light approach to scale sovereign AI compute in Canada. Partner capital can accelerate GPU procurement, facility buildouts, and interconnect investments while aligning with customers that require sovereign environments distinct from hyperscale public clouds. Management addressed investor concerns about potential AI compute oversupply by emphasizing a modular build strategy, adding capacity in phases as demand materializes. The timing aligns with tightening data-residency requirements, heightened AI adoption, and demand for local alternatives to U.S.-centric infrastructure. This reduces stranded capital risk in a market with volatile GPU supply, rapid chip roadmaps, and evolving workload profiles.
Singtel has sold another slice of its Bharti Airtel holding, freeing up capital to fund growth while continuing to rebalance a long-standing strategic investment. Singapore-based Singtel monetised roughly 0.8% of Airtel for about S$1.5 billion (approximately US$1.2 billion), recording an estimated net gain of S$1.1 billion. The sale is part of a multi-year capital management programme launched in 2021. Management has framed the initiative as a way to strengthen the balance sheet and redeploy capital into higher-growth digital infrastructure and digital services, while progressively equalising its Airtel ownership with Bharti Enterprises over time.
BT Group and its consumer brand EE plan to offer a Starlink-powered home broadband product focused on underserved locations where fixed-line build is constrained by terrain, sparsity, or cost. The service targets โ€œultrafastโ€ downlink performance, with Starlink capable of delivering up to roughly 280 Mbps and latency in the low tens of milliseconds. Commercial availability is slated for the second half of 2026, giving BT time to industrialise ordering, installation, support, and integration into its existing product catalogue and systems. LEO fills the last 1โ€“5% gap where full fibre is slow or uneconomic to reach.
BT is pressing ahead with cost-cutting as it confronts sharper broadband competition, softer device demand, and structural declines in legacy services. BT reduced its total workforce by about 6% in the first half of its financial year, down to roughly 111,000 employees from 116,000 at the start of the period. The group reported around ยฃ250 million in additional annualized cost savings, bringing cumulative savings to about ยฃ1.2 billion across the first 18 months of the program and reaffirming a target of ยฃ3 billion in annual savings. Group revenue for the six months to September 30 declined about 3% year over year to ยฃ9.8 billion. Openreachโ€™s broadband base contracted, with approximately 242,000 fewer broadband customers in Q2 FY25.
New data from the Car Connectivity Consortiumโ€™s 2025 Future of Vehicle Connectivity Report signals how OEMs, suppliers, and mobile platforms will prioritize standards, security, and interoperability to scale the next phase of software-defined vehicles. The market is past pilots: executives are moving budget into customer experience and fleet productivity where ROI is visible within a year, but only if solutions are secure, easy to use, and proven to interoperate across brands, devices, and regions. The CCCโ€™s data provides a directional roadmap for where to invest in the in-vehicle wireless stack and the edge-to-cloud controls that make those experiences trustworthy.
Octoberโ€™s job-cut announcements surged, with AI and cost control reshaping staffing plans across technology and adjacent sectors. Planned layoffs spiked to roughly 153,000 in October, up more than 180% from September and about 175% from a year ago, according to the latest Challenger job-cuts tally. Year-to-date announcements for 2025 have crossed 1.09 million, the highest October-through-period since the pandemic shock of 2020 and above comparable 2009 levels. The cuts reflect a pivot from growth-at-any-cost to profitability, with AI rebalancing roles and budgets across the stack. Across reasons given, cost reduction led by a wide margin, and AI adoption was the second-largest driver, underscoring both macro pressure and structural transformation.
SkyMirrโ€™s Sky5G Wireless Router being named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree signals that antenna-first design is emerging as a decisive lever for 5G customer-premises equipment performance and reliability. The Consumer Technology Associationโ€™s awards program recognizes design and engineering that materially advances user outcomes, and SkyMirrโ€™s selection draws attention to a core differentiator: its MuLCAT (Multi-Layer Coupling Controlled Antenna Technology) architecture. Rather than treating the antenna as a downstream component, MuLCAT integrates a multi-layer coupling approach to increase isolation, broaden usable bandwidth, and suppress interference in compact enclosures.

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